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Do you still love, or now cringe, at your wedding dress?

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Dropdeadfred · 13/09/2007 09:56

Whilst trying to choose a wedding dress and being both depressed and amazed at the choices out there i got wondering..

How many people who love love loved their dream dress still love it and do any of you now look and cringe or really wish they'd chosen differently?

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Kathyis6incheshigh · 13/09/2007 15:46

Mine was awful, but I had HG and frankly the fact that I managed to walk down the aisle at all without throwing up made everything else pale into insignificance.
The one I would have had if I hadn't been pregnant was lovely though [wistful]....

Sheherazadethegoat · 13/09/2007 15:48

lol @ maureenmlove as a drunken miss havissham on her anniversary every year.

MrsBadger · 13/09/2007 15:51

firefly, it was an organza coat over the satin dress - I just took the coat off

MaryAnnSingleton · 13/09/2007 17:29

yours is lovely mrs badger !

smurfgirl · 13/09/2007 17:31

I love it, but I only chose it 3 months ago, and have only seen it twice and am not married yet so I think I should still love it.

I think its a pretty classic style though, so hopefully I won;t be cringing??

my dress

smurfgirl · 13/09/2007 17:36

Oooh I def wanted a meringue style dress when I was shopping - I chose mine because it looked nice on and felt 'big' (not blinging traveller wedding big obv).

bossykate · 13/09/2007 17:40

this was mine still love it! not that i could get into mine now, lol!

DANCESwithTheMorningOff · 13/09/2007 17:41

Still love it but WISH I had done my hair differently, it look sh*t

suedonim · 13/09/2007 17:52

I still love mine, even though I'll have been wed 35yrs this November. My dress was plain satin with a fitted bodice with lace panel, and long sleeves. I wore a thin white sweater under it on account of it being a bit nippy-noodles in November!

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Dropdeadfred · 13/09/2007 18:33

Nice dress smurfgirl..i am only 5ft 4 so envisage having to have whichever dress i pick hemmed up ...

Dances..your dress is stunning..

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DANCESwithTheMorningOff · 13/09/2007 18:35

not mine ddf...although i rather liked it, think you are talking about bossykate.

KerryMum · 13/09/2007 18:37

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Heathcliffscathy · 13/09/2007 18:40

still love it

Califrau · 13/09/2007 18:45

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inamuckingfuddle · 13/09/2007 18:54

love mine still, after 7 years

smurfgirl · 13/09/2007 18:57

dropdeadfred - i am 5'4" too - was not an issue when i looked

filthymindedbolshevixen · 13/09/2007 19:03

I adore mine. But if I was getting married now, I'd probably not wear it as it was 12 years ago and it is a medieval maid's dress, not a saggy old matron's dress....

(though I can I still fit into it [smug])

laura032004 · 13/09/2007 19:23

I still love mine If I'd have gotten married in the UK, I might have chosen a more fussy bridal one, but we got married in the carribean, so it had to be something light for the heat. I got to wear mine twice - for the actual wedding, and then the reception when we got back. Still fits

AuldAlliance · 13/09/2007 20:32

I wore trousers

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Dropdeadfred · 13/09/2007 22:01

sorry yes you're right dances, I was envying bossykates dress..

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lucykate · 13/09/2007 22:08

i still like mine and its 10 years old this october. it had a vintage look about it which is why i chose it, looked great in the black & white photos

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Dropdeadfred · 13/09/2007 22:11

This is quite encouraging really that noone (except maby shiney) really regrets their choice

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bossykate · 14/09/2007 10:05

thank you >

boozle · 14/09/2007 10:06

Still love mine nearly 12 years on! It was a raw silk, Princessy affair with a tight bodice, full skirt with train, and long sleeves, although off the shoulder. I wore it with a very long veil, which I loved. I still have the dress bodice, but not the skirt. That was removed and made into my DD's christening gown last year.

jenk1 · 14/09/2007 10:08

yes i still love it, it is a classical style so shouldnt date.